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Rock Gone Wild openers paid thousands of dollars for what? Sex Dept from Italy paid HUGE money to play ROCK GONE WILD As many now know, the ROCK GONE WILD festival is about to flop and not very likely ...

Rock Gone Wild = Rock Gone Under? Will Dee Snider Twist his Sister in IOWA? Rumor has it that ROCK GONE WILD is ROCK GOING UNDER. Sources close to the powers that be have been muttering throw in the ...

A tribute to Buckcherryto hit stores August 11th. A tribute to Josh Todd & Buckcherry hits the stores August 11th VERSAILLES RECORDS RELEASING BUCKCHERRY, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS TRIBUTES On August 11, Versailles Records will return to stores with the ...

Duff "I was throwing up blood at Tommy Lee’s cabin." Duff: "Mötley kicked our asses." Duff McKagan’s column found >HERE< with some interesting stuff on the Crue. The year was 1989, and I’d recently bought a small vacation place ...

This Day in Sludge History

Jimi Hendrix set fire to his guitar live on stage for the first time when he was appearing at The Astoria in London, England. It was the first night of a 24-date tour. The Fender Stratocaster burned on stage by Hendrix sold for £280,000 (British pounds) at a 2008 London auction of rock memorabilia. (1967)

Def Leppard released their fifth studio album 'Adrenalize', the first by the band following the 1991 death of guitarist Steve Clark. Former Dio and Whitesnake guitarist Vivian Campbell, was brought in as the newest member. (1992)

Born on this day, Mick Ralphs, guitarist, Mott The Hoople (1948) and Angus Young, Scottish-born Australian guitarist with AC/DC (1955),